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Microsoft AI models are now available on AI Gateway

Microsoft's speech and transcription models now route through Vercel's AI Gateway—no platform markup, live captions included.

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Why it matters

Vercel expands AI Gateway to include Microsoft's audio models (MAI-Voice-2.1, MAI-Voice-2.1-Flash, MAI-Transcribe-2 Streaming) with zero data retention and transparent billing. Practitioners can now use streaming transcription and low-latency voice generation through a unified API with usage tracking, routing, and failover.

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  1. MAI-Voice-2.1: multilingual speech generation in 23 languages for narration, audiobooks, podcasts

  2. MAI-Voice-2.1-Flash: lower-latency variant for voice agents and assistants

  3. MAI-Transcribe-2 Streaming: returns partial transcripts in real-time as audio arrives

  4. Zero data retention (ZDR) policy aligned with Microsoft AI

  5. No platform fee or markup on inference; billed at listed rates

  6. Available via Vercel AI Gateway with unified API, cost tracking, retries, and failover

  7. Integration demonstrated in AI SDK 7

  8. MAI-Voice-2.1 supports 23 languages with consistent speaker voice for long-form audio (narration, audiobooks, podcasts)

  9. MAI-Voice-2.1-Flash optimized for latency in voice agents and assistants

  10. MAI-Transcribe-2 Streaming returns partial transcripts as audio arrives (live captioning)

  11. AI Gateway bills at listed MAI rates with no platform fee or markup

  12. AI Gateway provides unified API for usage tracking, cost control, routing, retries, failover across providers

  13. Microsoft AI models emphasize zero data retention (ZDR) and security alignment with Vercel's transparency goals

  14. AI SDK 7 integration examples provided for generateSpeech and streamTranscribe methods

  15. MAI models join existing AI Gateway support (prior integrations not enumerated in this announcement)

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Earlier coverage of this storyline

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  2. Claude Sonnet 5.5 now available on AI GatewayVercel Blog
  3. GPT-6.1 Sol now available on AI GatewayVercel Blog
  4. Ling 3.1 Flash is now available on AI GatewayVercel Blog
  5. This story

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Publisher excerpt: Vercel and Microsoft AI (MAI) have partnered to make MAI models available on AI Gateway. AI Gateway is one of a limited number of platforms offering access to MAI models. MAI's focus on security and zero data retention (ZDR) align with Vercel's goal of giving AI Gateway users control over their…
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